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Katrina felt that she had thoroughly lost at this moment. Although she and Josephine had been at odds since she came to the TV station and they didn’t like each other, Katrina now felt her dislike for Josephine instantly increase by no less than tenfold.
This was disrupting her whole life. An employee who happened to see Josephine too exclaimed, “Turns out it is Josephine’s sports car!”
After she said that, she immediately informed the group chat, where a commotion promptly broke out. Everyone was envious of how lucky Josephine was to receive a white sports car in the morning and a red one in the evening.
When Josephine reached the first traffic light, she stepped on the brakes so hard her forehead hit the steering wheel. Even the man beside her was thrown forward for a moment.
“Sorry! So sorry.” She let out an embarrassed smile while covering her aching forehead. She had stepped on the brakes too hard because she wasn’t aware of how sensitive the car was.
“Does it hurt?’ Ethan caringly looked over, only to see a red mark on her fair forehead. “I’m okay!” Josephine quickly shook her head to show that she was fine.
After that, she got comfortable with driving the car all the way to the entrance of the restaurant. Many of the customers looked at the car from the corners of their eyes when Josephine parked in the parking lot. When the man in the passenger seat got out, the women realized that it was the lady in the passenger’s seat, not the car, that they should be feeling. envious of!
Josephine couldn’t help but take a deep breath. before she asked, “Will you be okay with pretending to be my boyfriend?” “Who said anything about pretending?” Ethan smiled when he heard that. “I am your boyfriend from now on.”
Josephine was taken aback. Is he trying to make our deceit real? But before she could react, the man had already held her hand with his big palm as they headed toward the restaurant.
At the same time, Luke was sitting on a couch in a private room. He occasionally glanced at the bouquet of red roses he had prepared while he imagined how Josephine would look when he gave her the bouquet later. Not only that, he had gotten new car keys for her. He was determined to give her the sports car.
When he heard knocks come from outside the door, he quickly took the bouquet and walked over. However, what greeted him when he opened. the door was Josephine standing there with another man holding her hand. Luke was dumbfounded. What’s Quarles doing here again?
“Joey? Why did you bring him here?” Luke asked, displeased. Josephine came in while holding Ethan’s hand and solemnly uttered, “Luke, let me introduce you to Ethan. He is my boyfriend.” The bouquet in Luke’s hands immediately fell to the floor. He couldn’t believe that Josephine and Ethan were together.
“W-When did you get together?” Luke had a disapproving expression on his face. “Joey, I like you a lot. I will treat you well for the rest of my life as long as you choose to be with me.”
“Luke, we can be friends. Please choose another woman after we have this dinner together!” Josephine advised. However, Luke stubbornly insisted, “No! You’re the only one I love. I will never fall for another person!”
Ethan’s sleek eyebrows arched as he possessively embraced Josephine with his long arms and announced domineeringly, “She is mine.” Josephine’s body went stiff in an instant. She could feel how possessive the man was from the way he held her around her waist. His words even sounded like she was something he purchased and didn’t allow anyone to take away from him. Hold up… Isn’t he taking it a little too far?
Sure enough, Luke grew anxious as soon as he heard those words. He blurted out, “Joey, the order should matter, no?! I was the one who got to know you and fell for you first. You and he have only known each other for a few days! What if you are deceived by him? Men like him always have tons of women by their side. He must think of you as his plaything.”
Luke had always thought that he was a good judge of character. He could tell at a glance that Ethan was neither short on money nor women. Men who live frivolously like him were surely involved with more women than one could count.
Josephine, who didn’t expect Luke to feel so deeply for her, sincerely apologized. “I know that you like me, Luke, and I’m grateful that you like me so much. However, you can’t force feelings. I’ve always thought of you as a friend.”
Josephine hadn’t accepted even one gift that Luke gave her throughout the time he pursued her, and neither did she ever give any suggestive remarks. Luke had been one-sidedly pursuing her all this while.
“Although Josephine and I have only known each other for a few days, my love for her is no less than yours. You should back off!” Ethan warned Luke.
“Why should I?” Luke immediately blew his top. He was still reluctant to give up on Josephine and her grandfather’s connections. He couldn’t just let go, considering how his company needed those connections to build up its network.
This happened to be something about Luke that Ethan had seen through. “It seems to me you’re not in love with Josephine. You have your eyes on her grandfather’s authority and connections, huh? Someone like you does not deserve to love Josephine.”
Luke was completely triggered by Ethan’s words. He suddenly roared, “Ethan Quarles, this is my territory. You’d better not mess with me, or I will make life a living hell for you!”
Josephine was taken aback by how Luke suddenly threatened Ethan, and she quickly tried to persuade Luke to calm down. “How am I supposed to stay calm? I’ve been pursuing you for a year, and now someone else got in the way and took you away from me! Do look like a pushover?!” I need to teach him a lesson! he thought.
Seeing how agitated Luke was, Josephine took a deep breath and insisted, “Luke, it doesn’t matter who came first. I was the one who fell for Ethan and actively pursued him. It has nothing to do with him.”
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Josephine’s words seemed to have stabbed Luke right where it hurt. It felt like he had lost his sanity at this very moment as his dignity as a man was trampled on. No matter what, he knew he needed to vent his anger toward Ethan. His fists were already clenched as he stared at Josephine with an unwilling gaze. “Josephine, do you really like him that much?”
It was obvious that Luke had lost his temper after being embarrassed. He was also no longer patient or polite toward Josephine. She firmly answered him, “Yes, I love him.”
Suddenly, Josephine was roughly shoved by Luke, whose clenched fist was already swinging at Ethan’s face. When he raised his fist, Josephine, who had been pushed aside, almost instinctively pushed back. Luke couldn’t stop his punch in time.
Bam! The fist socked Josephine straight on the cheek, hurting her so badly that she fell back into Ethan’s arms. Ethan wanted to protect Josephine, but his hand was a second too late. As he tightly hugged the woman, he sent Luke flying when he kicked out with his long leg. However, the corner of Josephine’s mouth was already torn. as it started bleeding as she lay against his chest.
Josephine!” Ethan’s heart was broken as he called out to her. He wanted nothing more than to punch himself across the face when he saw the blood trickle from her mouth.
Meanwhile, Luke got up and started panicking. He didn’t expect to hit Josephine in the face. He finally came back to his senses when he saw the pale woman drenched in cold sweat, leaning against Ethan’s chest with blood trickling from the corner of her mouth. “Joey, I’m sorry! I’m so sorry!”
He tried to approach her, only to hear the other man angrily yell at him. “F*ck off! Stay away from her!” Ethan’s gaze shot at Luke like a sharp knife, and he protected Josephine in his arms with his torso so that Luke wouldn’t hurt her anymore. Josephine’s cheek hurt so badly that she couldn’t speak, but still, she uttered in a hoarse voice, “Let’s go.”
“Josephine, I’m sorry! I didn’t mean to do that. I wasn’t trying to hit you.” Luke finally realized that he and Josephine couldn’t even be friends after his punch.
She glanced back at him. “Luke, I know you didn’t hit me on purpose. I willingly took the punch on his behalf.” Ethan’s eyes narrowed when he heard that.
“Don’t ever do something so stupid again,” he grunted as he held her close. His heart ached for her. Josephine tried to put on a smile, but the movement tugged on her injury, making her hiss in pain.
“Alright, stop talking. I’ll take you to the hospital.” Ethan helped her out of the private room after saying that. Luke was left to blame himself. He truly did love Josephine, but he no longer had the right to seek her hand.
Josephine went for a check-up at a nearby hospital. The examination showed only skin swelling and a cut on the corner of her mouth. However, half of her face had become swollen, making her too embarrassed to see anyone. She didn’t want to see Ethan, as she wondered if he would find her appearance ridiculous and unattractive.
“I won’t eat dinner. I want to go home. D-Don’t bother walking me back. I’ll take a cab,” Josephine said as she held onto her swollen face and tried to leave quickly.
Seeing through her thoughts, Ethan couldn’t help but chuckle and ask, “What? Do you think I will find you unappealing because of your appearance?” She remained silent without responding, prompting him to state firmly, “I will only feel sorry for you, never disgusted.”
“I can’t face my parents right now. I’m afraid they’ll think I’ve been bullied outside, especially. if I tell my grandfather. I can’t go home.” Josephine quickly thought of this and looked at the man who didn’t mind her appearance. “Can I stay in your hotel suite for two nights until my swelling goes down?”
“Of course,” Ethan replied, thinking he needed to buy a villa as soon as possible. He couldn’t keep letting this girl stay in the hotel with him forever.
Back in the car, Ethan thought about what Josephine had said to Luke earlier and turned to ask her, “Are those words you said earlier genuine?”
Josephine blinked, immediately recalling what she had said earlier. One side of her face blushed as she mumbled, “I just wanted to dispel Luke’s thoughts of pursuing me.”
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She hadn’t given much thought to whether it. was sincere or not. Those words had just come out without much consideration. “Anyway, I’m touched tonight,” Ethan said happily, even though she had suffered.
Josephine blinked. She was willing to take that punch for him. She would have been heartbroken if Luke had punched Ethan in his handsome face. Forget it. I’ll take the pain!
Since she had insisted on bringing Ethan here tonight, she could not possibly let him get hurt. Josephine told her mother she had to stay. temporarily with her colleague to complete. their work. Her mother asked who the colleague was and whether it was a man or a woman. Josephine replied that it was Wren, and her mother agreed.
With a swollen face, Josephine followed Ethan back to his hotel. He ordered a big meal when they arrived since they were both hungry. Josephine went to the bathroom and looked at her swollen, red face in the mirror, feeling bitter inside When will the swelling go down? I’m not pretty right now.
They had a romantic dinner seated by the French windows, but Josephine couldn’t shake off the feeling of misery. She lowered her head and ate her food in small bites. However, it occasionally tugged at her wound, causing her to gasp in pain.
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